[Opinions] Gemma???????
A lot of the time I pronounce Gemma gem-ah (with a g, of course) instead of jem-ah (with a j)and lately I’ve stared to like that pronunciation better so I was wondering do you think Gemma can be pronounced gem-ah instead of jem-ah?
This message was edited 2/21/2008, 5:16 PM
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The word "gem" is pronounced JEM, not GHEM, so why would would pronounce the first part differently just because -ma was added onto the end? That and GHEM-mah, is very unnattractive sounding to me.
This message was edited 2/22/2008, 3:51 PM
Ok, Gemma is definitely supposed to be pronounced with the J sound! With the G sound, it just sounds plain wrong and really not very nice either.
What is the difference between g and j? Do you mean one is hard and one is soft? I have only ever heard it pronounced like the word "gem" with "uh" on the end. It's a very pretty name and shouldn't be messed with!
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This message was edited 2/21/2008, 11:42 PM
I love this name pronounced as gem-ah. Jem-ah is too cute.
no, i dont think that works. It just doesnt sound right.
1. You can pronounce a name anyway you want.
2. I much prefer it said Gem-ah. If you like jem-ah then use that though. I have a friend named Gemma she says it with a "G" sound. I've never heard of a "J" sound for it.
2. I much prefer it said Gem-ah. If you like jem-ah then use that though. I have a friend named Gemma she says it with a "G" sound. I've never heard of a "J" sound for it.
This message was edited 2/21/2008, 5:49 PM
really?
I've never heard it with a hard G sound before. That sounds incorrect to me, but I agree, you could pronounce a name anyway you wanted really.
I've never heard it with a hard G sound before. That sounds incorrect to me, but I agree, you could pronounce a name anyway you wanted really.
1. That strikes me as terribly ignorant. If I were to just hear someone prn it that way, I would definitely cringe. I see that you do know it is "incorrect," so it's not the case, but it would be my first impression. I hate saying "correct" since names are slightly more fluid than the average vocab word, but I do think that this would pretty much defy the phonetic structure of an entire language.
2. It reminds me gamma, like radiation, when prn that way.
2. It reminds me gamma, like radiation, when prn that way.
This message was edited 2/21/2008, 5:25 PM
Agreed
Agreed, and really, we knew it was a question with just one "?"
I agree.
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ditto